[Lakegeezer]

Sorry DigitalJohn, I disagree with half of your reply. Broadbase taxes would add more money at the state level to be spent by the wealthy governors we tend to elect. More money, more ways to spend it. Budgets go up, local taxes stay high. Broadbase tax is only a way to provide more services, not reducing taxes. Keeping the money local is the NH advantage, because it is more difficult for special interest groups to get funds when they have to go to each town. The courts attacked this advantage, thanks to the lawsuit that the welfare towns of Franklin and Claremont filed. Now, the state adds a tax and plays robin-hood, forcing rural towns like Moultonboro to help fund sewer systems and baseball fields for Manchester. The real problem is the lack of accountability by those at the local level. They can spend on those who live there year round, and fund it from those who can't vote on local issues but pay more than their share of taxes. Taxation without representation is the issue.